Weekly Report & Reflection #3

This week’s session allowed me to learn how important it is for everyone to have control over the internet because doing so will allow them to become knowledgeable as they continue their journey in becoming a responsible digital citizen. RSS feeds create a resource for information to immediately be exposed to the user which allows for them to make a better use of their time. This relates to saying how “locat[ing] online sources [you] trust, can be a time-consuming task” and I agree as I found this to be very true (Educase, 2007, p. 1). Whether I am attempting to find relevant resources to write a paper or simply searching for an idea, I have had to spend multiple hours surfing through the internet and multiple web pages. Considering this, I found that the RSS feed to be greatly useful as it allows me to acquire meaningful information while also "saving [a] considerable [amount of] time and effort” (Educause, 2007, p.2).

My Feedly reader can now fit into multiple categories from my Personal Learning Environment, specifically in the organize, connect, and search and learn categories. The RSS Feed Reader is a great tool that finds and collaborates information from many sources available on the internet and later organizes it into a layout that is easy to follow and reduces the chances of anyone getting lost in the many sources out there. In addition, Feedly allows users to connect with other people and it enables them to view new articles, Twitter tweets, and blog posts to name a few.

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Users can develop a strong digital literacy by learning how to use new databases such as Feedly. According to Ribble, digital literacy is a process in which one learns how to successfully use technology (Ribble, 2011). Taking this thought and further thinking about it allowed me to realize that my digital literacy was able to grow and become stronger this week. For example, I had not heard or used Feedly before but after learning about it in this session, I was able to understand and see how it allows me to better organize myself. Furthermore, properly citing the information I have used for this course also indicates how I am digitally responsible (Ribble, 2011). As I move forward in the course, I hope to learn, use, and understand all of the nine elements as doing this will allow me to successfully strengthen my digital citizenship.

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The most interesting post I read discussed the downfall of Apple's new iPhone 6. I found the Apple Blog Post to be very informative in saying how even though Apple released a new phone, many flaws have been found by the users that make it an unattractive purchase. For example, many people have noticed iPhone 6’s bending feature and although this was supposed to be a selling feature, people considered it to be a default as the phone remained bent rather than returning to its initial form. Consumers have found this to be a major concern as the phone is already expensive and so they expect to gain a higher return on their investment and rightfully feel it should be a high quality phone. I found this to be very unfortunate as I was looking to purchase a new phone and considered the iPhone 6 but after hearing this news, I am weary about the idea of purchasing it. I feel fortunate to have seen this post as the information presented is something that affects me.

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